Mortality Rates Higher at Top-Rated Hospitals: HealthGrades, Inc. (HGRD) Annual Hospital-Quality Study
According to a recent study published by HealthGrades (HGRD), Patients have on average a 71 percent lower chance of dying at the nation's top-rated hospitals compared with the lowest-rated hospitals during 18 common procedures and conditions. These procedures ranged from hart attack to pneumonia to valve replacement surgery. This study also founded that there is a huge disparity that exists between the quality of care between the highest-performing hospitals and lower rated hospitals. The HealthGrades study of patient outcomes includes over 41 million Medicare hospitalization records over the years 2004 to 2006. This study examined procedures and detailed outcomes for…